Copying data from DOS / console mode program screens

If you’re still using DOS or console mode (also refereed to as character mode) programs that doesn’t provide a way to export data, you maybe looking for a way to capture what’s displayed on such programs. This is how you can do it.

• Start a DOS box or a Command Prompt (DOS box) inside Windows.

To start command prompt in windows XP got to  start > run and type in “cmd”Tip: If you dont like the colour combination of the command prompt, you may try these combinations

green on black:  Type in “color 0a” at command prompt.

• green on blue: type in ” color 1a” at commnad prompt.

use help color for more information…

• Start a DOS box or a Command Prompt (DOS box) inside Windows.

To start command prompt in windows XP got to  start > run and type in “cmd”

• Run the character mode program that you want to import data from, and go to the screen with the data you want to capture.

• Right click the title bar of the DOS box

• Select “Edit | Mark”

• Click and drag the mouse until you select the data area that you want to copy. Press ENTER when you’ve finished selecting.
• Switch to the Windows program that you want to import the just copied data to, and select its paste function.

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